Drake Bell‘s wife Janet Von Schmeling has filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, a week after Dayton Beach Police issued a notice that the Drake and Josh star was “missing and endangered.”Bell, 36, was later found safe by police mere hours after the notice was published on April 13.
The circumstances of his brief disappearance have not been officially stated.In a since-deleted tweet that went up soon after Bell was found safe, the former child star wrote, “You leave your phone in the car and don’t answer for the night and this?” Read more: CEO praises worker who sold family dog to commit to return-to-office policy Von Schmeling, 28, petitioned to divorce Bell on Thursday in a filing to the Los Angeles County’s Superior Court.
According to the filing, Von Schmeling is seeking legal and physical custody of the child she shares with Bell, as well as spousal support.The couple have been notoriously private about their relationship, with Bell announcing their marriage in a June 2021 Twitter post, revealing that he had and his wife had wed “almost three years” prior.
He also wrote they were “blessed to be the parents of a wonderful son.”Von Schmeling’s divorce petition states they were married for three years and six months.In early January of this year, an unnamed source told PEOPLE that Bell and Von Schmeling had separated “a few months ago.” Read more: Grown man has full-blown tantrum over crying baby on airplane “Janet is devoted to raising their son,” the source said.